Web News Article #: 229-2015 12/10/2015 – These San Jose fifth graders Stand with Postal Workers! The San Jose Contract Action Team and Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez visited 120 fifth graders at Donald J. Meyer Elementary School on Dec. 4, where they talked about the importance of the post office and APWUâs efforts to expand…
Web News Article #: 209-2015 11/03/2015 – Members of the Hartford Area Local were joined by labor allies for a rally to Save Americaâs Postal Service on Oct. 24. Lori Pelletier, executive secretary-treasurer of the Connecticut State AFL-CIO; Rene Morissette, president of National Postal Mail Handlers Union Local 301; John Olesen, Branch President of LiUNA…
Web News Article #: 160-2015 08/14/2015 – Congressmember Lois Frankel (D-FL) signed the âI Stand with Postal Workersâ postcard last week. Joining her is Jeff Riddell, president of the Broward County Area Local; Ted Parsons, APWU retiree and member of the Palm Beach-Treasure Coast AFL-CIO; and Gary Hamrick, president of the Palm Beach Area Local….
Web News Article #: 144-2015 07/10/2015 – Dozens of people signed postcards declaring âI Stand with Postal Workersâ at the Alliance for Retired Americansâ Legislative and Political conference on July 7. Seen here are retired members of the United Auto Workers from Ohio and Virginia. âConferences, festivals, fairs, shopping malls and post offices are all…
Web News Article #: 108-2015 05/21/2015 – The APWU and the U.S. Postal Service agreed to continue bargaining for an additional week after they were unable to reach agreement on economic issues by the May 20 expiration of the current contract. âWe were unable to reach a negotiated settlement tonight,â Dimondstein said just before midnight….
Published on May 18, 2015 APWU National Day of Action for Good Postal Service! Good Jobs! Good Contract! at an event in Washington, DC, on May 14, 2015, featuring Actor-Activist Danny Glover, APWU President Mark Dimondstein, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell, President of National Coalition on Black Civic Participation Melanie Campbell, CWA President Larry Cohen. Published on…
05/16/2015 – On May 20 â the day our contract expires â show solidarity by wearing APWU-themed gear to work. Thatâs the message from APWU President Mark Dimondstein. âI urge you to wear a union T-shirt, cap, button or sticker. If you canât get your hands on an APWU item, please wear blue,â he said….
Web News Article #: 101-2015 05/13/2015 – With just a week left until the Collective Bargaining Agreement expires, APWU members are fired up and ready to go for the National Day of Action on May 14. More than 120 events are scheduled across 42 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, organized around the theme,…
